Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Files.SetHidden

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Files.SetHidden

Sets the hidden state of a file or folder.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Files	7.1	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No

MBS( "Files.SetHidden"; Path; Value ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

Path The native path to the file or folder to be checked. "/Users/John/Desktop/test.txt"

Value The new state.
Pass 1 to hide file or 0 to unhide file. 1

Parameter	Description	Example
Path	The native path to the file or folder to be checked.	"/Users/John/Desktop/test.txt"
Value	The new state. Pass 1 to hide file or 0 to unhide file.	1

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Sets the hidden state of a file or folder.
If a file is hidden due to having a "." at the beginning of a name on macOS, you can’t unhide it by this function. You need to rename the file in this case.

Examples

Hide a file:

MBS("Files.SetHidden"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/Changes.rtf"; 1)

Blog Entries

MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 7.1pr4

Release notes

Version 7.1
- Added Files.IsHidden and Files.SetHidden.

Created 1st March 2017, last changed 2nd March 2017

Files.SetFinderLabel - Files.SetModificationDate

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